Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says, "Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it."

"There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

Day_Old_Dutchie:"There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

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wow, two different effects both from aerosols? effecting north atlantic storms and affecting circulation around the world?

dready zim:Day_Old_Dutchie: "There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

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wow, two different effects both from aerosols? effecting north atlantic storms and affecting circulation around the world?

Powerful stuff.

I rather suspect that they mean something rather different than what you think they mean when they say "aerosol."

TheSopwithTurtle:dready zim: Day_Old_Dutchie: "There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

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wow, two different effects both from aerosols? effecting north atlantic storms and affecting circulation around the world?

Powerful stuff.

I rather suspect that they mean something rather different than what you think they mean when they say "aerosol."

dready zim:TheSopwithTurtle: dready zim: Day_Old_Dutchie: "There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

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wow, two different effects both from aerosols? effecting north atlantic storms and affecting circulation around the world?

Powerful stuff.

I rather suspect that they mean something rather different than what you think they mean when they say "aerosol."

effect: a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Also, the definition of Aerosol they are almost *CERTAINLY* using: An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas. Examples of aerosols include haze, dust, particulate air pollutants and smoke.

(So: They don't mean 'stuff from spray cans'. This isn't necessarily your fault: There is often a disconnect between how scientists use a term, and how the general public uses it. This also causes confusion in Quantum Mechanics, where, for instance, 'observe' is used as shorthand for "Anything, at all, interacts with this system period."))

dready zim:Day_Old_Dutchie: "There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

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wow, two different effects both from aerosols? effecting north atlantic storms and affecting circulation around the world?

Powerful stuff.

Did you know that temperature changes can affect water and cause it to become solid or gaseous? Crazy how one variable can have multiple effects, isn't it? It's probably magic.

Felgraf:dready zim: TheSopwithTurtle: dready zim: Day_Old_Dutchie: "There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

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wow, two different effects both from aerosols? effecting north atlantic storms and affecting circulation around the world?

Powerful stuff.

I rather suspect that they mean something rather different than what you think they mean when they say "aerosol."

And what do they mean by `effect` and `affect`?affect: to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.

effect: a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Also, the definition of Aerosol they are almost *CERTAINLY* using: An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas. Examples of aerosols include haze, dust, particulate air pollutants and smoke.

(So: They don't mean 'stuff from spray cans'. This isn't necessarily your fault: There is often a disconnect between how scientists use a term, and how the general public uses it. This also causes confusion in Quantum Mechanics, where, for instance, 'observe' is used as shorthand for "Anything, at all, interacts with this system period."))

"effect" is also a verb meaning "to bring about," as in "The war effected change in US policy."

dready zim:TheSopwithTurtle: dready zim: Day_Old_Dutchie: "There have also been suggestions that aerosols over the North Atlantic effect storms over the North Atlantic, and that aerosols in the monsoon region over South Asia can affect circulation around the whole of the world."

[image.shutterstock.com image 450x470]from China with love

wow, two different effects both from aerosols? effecting north atlantic storms and affecting circulation around the world?

Powerful stuff.

I rather suspect that they mean something rather different than what you think they mean when they say "aerosol."

And what do they mean by `effect` and `affect`?

The verb "effect" means "to cause to come into being". The verb affect means "to change". There is no reason to assume they used either incorrectly here.